Monday, October 22, 2012

And the winner is...

Hi Y'all,

I'd like to thank everyone for their kind comments on my project for the Quietfire Design Christmas Blog Hop. Such nice warm fuzzies.

In a random draw, the winner from my blog is

JM Craftygal

who said..."Another beautiful and useful upcycle project, I love it! Thanks for sharing, Jutta October 19, 2012 12:57 PM

Congrats Jutta! I know you'll have a wonderful time playing with your new Quietfire Design stamps.

Hugs,

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hi Y'all. Welcome to day four of the Quietfire DesignChristmas Blog Hop.
 
Monday, October 15 ~ Yogi, Wanda
Tuesday October 16 ~ Robyn, Holly
Wednesday, October 17 ~ Sherry
Thursday, October 18 ~ Monica...you are here
Friday, October 19 ~ Suzanne
 
Remember to leave comments as you go, to be eligible for the draw where you can win a grab bag of great Quietfire Design rubber stamps! Each Designer will randomly choose a winner from the comments on their own Blog Hop post, so make sure you’ve commented by midnight Friday, October 19th. Here's a peek at the latest release from Quietfire Design:

 
My project is a decorated storage box.  I used a plant light box that was the right size to store my Quietfire Design winter/holiday stamps, dies, embossing folders, etc for this project.  Use cardboard and cracker box pieces to reinforce the bottom of the box.  Spray paint black.  Make a wash of white glue and water.  Crumple tissue paper, unfold and tear into pieces.  Use glue wash and tissue to cover box exterior, being sure to add texture and ridges.  Dry overnight.  Use ink blending tool to apply Distress Inks (Dusty Concord, Shaded Lilac, Broken China, Worn Lipstick).  Add velcro tape for lid closure.
 
The rest is simply creating elements to be applied to the box with more glue wash.  Here's an Enabler's List to tempt you astray :
  
Lid Panel:  FlourishedNoel Set,  Here and There the Dark Pointed Firs, Spellbinders ResplendentRectangles, Brilliance Pearlescent Jade inkpad, Distress Stickles Rock Candy, gold gel pen
 
 

Front Panel:   WarmWinter Wishes, ChristmasCuddlers Word Set, Spellbinders ResplendentRectangles,  Spellbinders Small Deckled Mega Rectangles, Worn Lipstick Distress Ink


 
Right End Panel: Snowflakes are the Fairydust, Spellbinders ResplendentRectanglesMemory Box Frostyville Snowflake Border, Perfect Pearls Mist, Broken China Distress Ink

 
Left End Panel: Deck the Halls Set, Memory Box Frostyville Snowflake Border, Perfect Pearls Mists, red and green gel pens

 
Once assembled and dry, lightly rub Dusty Concord inkpad lightly over ridges to highlight texture.  Allow to dry a few days and go over surface again with glue wash for a good sealer coat. 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.   Don't forget to leave comments on all the Design Team blogs for chances to win prizes. 

Good Luck! 
 
Hugs, 
 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Quietfire Design Christmas Collection Blog Hop

The Quietfire Design 2012 Christmas Blog Hop!
 
October 15 to 19th, 2012


Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to their New Holiday Selection of rubber stamps!
 
 
 
Each day designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using the new rubber stamps. Visit their blogs on the day of their featured project, post a comment on their Blog Hop post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps!
 
  Each Designer will randomly choose a winner from the comments on their own Blog Hop post, so make sure you’ve commented by midnight Friday, October 19th. Tell your friends!   All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Sunday October 21st. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address.
 
Here is our schedule:
Monday, Oct 15th: Yogi ,Wanda
Tuesday,Oct 16th: Robyn, Holly
Wednesday, Oct17th: Sherry
Thursday, Oct 18th: Monica (that's me!), Terre
Friday, Oct 19th: Suzanne

Happy Hopping and Good Luck!

Hugs 'n Purrs,

Monica


Monday, September 10, 2012

New Stamps, New Design Team members and New Blog from Quietfire Design

Hi Y'all, Quietfire Design recently released new stamps, added new members to the Design Team and started a new Design Team blog. Wow, lots of changes. Today I posted a card to the DT blog. Here's a tease:
To see the entire card, please visit Quietfire Creations, the new DT blog. Be sure to scroll down to see what everyone else has created with these wonderful new stamps. Here's a peak at the new releases:
Have a great day! Hugs,

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Blog Buzz Winner

A heartfelt Thank You to everyone who posted such kind comments about my altered garden journal pages.

The winner from my blog is... Becky Dunham!

Becky said: "Wow Monica! These are all absolutely gorgeous! I love how you created these backgrounds and those pressed flowers on the last one add such a lovely touch. I have not been able to fit these stains into my budget but they are high on my wish list :) Thanks for sharing."

Congratulations Becky!!! You need to email Suzanne with your mailing information... her email address can be found on her blog HERE

Hugs

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Blog Buzz of Garden Delights

Welcome to the Quietfire Design Garden Delights Blog Buzz! Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to their new Spring selection of rubber stamps! Each day designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using the new rubber stamps. Visit each of their blogs on the day of their featured project, post a comment on their Blog Hop post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50! Each Designer will randomly choose a winner from the comments on their own Blog Hop post, so make sure you’ve commented by midnight Friday, May 18th. Tell your friends! The complete set of new rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Buzz!
All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Sunday May 20th. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address. (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog)

Here is our schedule: Monday, May 14th: Yogi,Holly
Tuesday, May 15th: Robyn, Dawn
Wednesday, May 16th: Wanda, Sherry
Thursday, May 17th: Monica (you are here), Terre
Friday, May 18th: Suzanne

Now, on to my project...  I've just recently succumbed to the lure of Distress Inks and have belatedly taken the Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry 101 online class. I have started altering some unnecessary pages in a garden journal using some of the techniques learned in this class and featuring the new Garden Delights stamps from Quietfire Design.


Create backgound using several colors of Distress Inks, Ink Blending Tools and Spritz and Flick Technique. As I wanted to allow the picture in the lower left corner to show, I created two pieces of background papers. Cut and emboss lower edge of both pieces with Spellbinders Classic Petal, and one of the Classic Decorative INSERTS Three. Cut a strip of paper and ink with Mustard Seed DI; tape behind cut edge on both backgrounds. Ink edges of journal page with Peeled Paint DI and attach background with double-sided tape. Print clip art of bee skep on cardstock and color with Prismacolor pencils. Tear edges and ink with Wild Honey DI and attach to page. Stamp The Hum of Bees on another piece of background with Archival Jet Black ink. Cut out using Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles. Attach to page with pop dots. Stamp bees with Archival ink and use a gel pen to create trails behind bees. Rub a very scant amount of Worn Lipstick around spots of the edges of the page to warm up the Peeled Paint.


Create 4 pieces of background paper with several colors of Distress Inks. Run each piece through a different Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. Use waterbrush and either DI reinkers or a bit of DI ink pressed onto craft sheet to highlight certain embossed elements. Tear edges and ink with Wild Honey DI and glue together. Ink edges of page with Peeled Paint DI and attach embossed backgrounds. Create a background using yellow, orange and red DI. Stamp Garden Delights oval and Love Lives Here using Archival ink. Cut out with Spellbinders Label 5 and attach to page.


Using one of the small elements from the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendants to cut out five petals from a strip of paper inked with Mustard Seed DI. Stamp large bee on scrap inked with Spiced Marmalade DI. Tear out, inking edges. Assemble with craft glue to form a flower and attach to upper corner of page with a pop dot.


Create background using the Perfect Distress Mist Technique (Worn Lipstick, Spicy Marmalade and Mustard Seed). Do another piece using only Worn Lipstick. Make a wash of craft glue and water; use a waterbrush and add a spray of pressed flowers to large background. Use glue wash to adhere a piece of lace. After the glue dries past the tacky stage, press down on the flowers and lace with the back of a woodmounted stamp or other hard surface to get good contact with the paper. Repeat a couple times during the drying process. Stamp Remember saying on smaller background and cut out with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangle. Ink edges with Worn Lipstick. Attach with double-sided tape. Stamp portions of small flourish along bottom with Peeled Paint DI. Ink portion of Tim Holtz wire background and stamp across upper corner. I think this stamp looks like bees’ honeycombs. Stamp small bees across top. I just love this little bee! This page was hard to photograph due to the Perfect Pearls. The picture doesn’t due it justice.

Thanks for stopping by to view my creations. Don’t forget to visit all the other blogs in this hop (schedule above). The blog buzz started Monday and continues through tomorrow. You have until midnight tomorrow night, Pacific time, to comment on all of the participating blogs for chances to win prizes. Happy Buzzing and good luck!!

Hugs,

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Quietfire Design Garden Delights Blog Buzz

Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to their new Spring selection of rubber stamps! Each day two designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using the new rubber stamps. Visit their blog on the day of their featured project, post a comment on their Blog Hop post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50! There are a whopping *nine* designers sharing their creations with you, so there will be nine grab bags available. You must have commented on the blog hop posts by midnight Friday, May 18th. One name will be randomly drawn from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter! Tell your friends! The complete set of new rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Buzz!
All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Sunday May 20th. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address. (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog)

Here is a sneak peak at our schedule and the awesome designers you will be visiting:
Monday, May 14th: Yogi , Holly
Tuesday, May 15th: Robyn, Dawn
Wednesday, May 16th: Wanda, Sherry
Thursday, May 17th: Monica, Terre
Friday, May 18th: Suzanne

Happy Buzzing and good luck!!